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not weathered the rain deck,
not swayed,
made to not die,
washed by bahabih aie,
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dikikiah bahabih stale.
The provisions or laws above are universally
applicable nature or sunatullah. The two types of adat
above have been integrated into one solid unit, so that their
existence cannot be changed and is the basis of the other
two types of adat.
4. Adat nan sabatang, pusako nan sabuah. (One
custom, one heirloom)
This type of custom is a rule that comes from
consensus or agreement of traditional stakeholders such as
the head, datuk, ninik mamak in the nagari. Adat nan
teradat is an interpretation of the two types of adat
described previously. Because this type of adat is
interpretive, it must be structured according to the situation
and conditions of each nagari.
35 Idrus Hakimy, Mustika Series, p. 111, which means: Those that
don't fade because of heat, don't rot because of rain, are transferred and don't
wither, are pulled out and don't die, washed with water, and iron are scraped
off.